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Military action in Syria

Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near its border with Syria today after Turkey said the jet violated its airspace, in a long-feared escalation that could strain ties between Russia and the West. http://nyti.ms/1PMcAyG

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Shooting at Minneapolis protests

Five people were shot and wounded late Monday near a police precinct in Minneapolis where demonstrators have been protesting the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man, the police said. http://nyti.ms/1Nbxxkn

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Shoppers, beware

Just in time for Black Friday shoppers, research is out today on new malware that can infect retailers’ payment systems. http://nyti.ms/1MA6HRf

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Ebola returns

A 15-year-old boy died of Ebola in Liberia, a medical official said today, the first such fatality for months in a country declared free of the disease in September.

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Vatican intrigue on trial

A trial started today in the Vatican that will delve into the alleged theft of confidential documents used to write two tell-all books describing purported mismanagement in the Roman Catholic Church’s bureaucracy.